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<h2>Description</h2>
<p>
generate a set of directions evenly distributed over a hemisphere.
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<p class=indented><strong>syntax:</strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; gendir [ options ] ndir dirs </p>
<h2>Arguments</h2>
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<tr><td><b>ndir</b></td>
<td>the number of directions to generate.</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>dirs</b></td>
<td>the text file to write the directions to, as [ az el ] pairs.</td></tr>
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<h2>Options</h2>
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<tr><td><b>-power</b>&nbsp;<i>exp</i></td>
<td>specify exponent to use for repulsion power law.
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<tr><td><i>exp</i></td>
<td>exponent</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>-niter</b>&nbsp;<i>num</i></td>
<td>specify the maximum number of iterations to perform.
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<tr><td><i>num</i></td>
<td>maximum number of iterations to perform</td></tr>
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<tr><td><b>-info</b></td>
<td>display information messages.</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>-quiet</b></td>
<td>do not display information messages or progress status.</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>-debug</b></td>
<td>display debugging messages.</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>-help</b></td>
<td>display this information page and exit.</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>-version</b></td>
<td>display version information and exit.</td></tr>
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